Holmsey. Don’t bother complaining
Chris CornfordComplaining rarely gets you anywhere, so why bother? These days even the people we used to rely on for good…
Read MoreHolmsey, Distant relatives
As the newspapers delight in telling us, all’s not well in the Royal Family. I think it’s a huge comfort…
Read MoreI’ve had mine. Have you had yours?
Despite having mixed feelings about it, I had mine a few weeks ago; have you had yours yet? I didn’t…
Read MoreHolmsey, Another year
Another year, another five per cent rise in council tax. Whatever happened to ex-councillor Bob Seely’s Island deal? Perhaps he’s…
Read MoreA man of words?
“Brain-fade is ‘the inability to think clearly’, sadly I’m all too familiar with that one” Our wonderful English language constantly…
Read MoreAt long last – let’s ‘Get Brexit done’
Cue the Jaws theme, just when you thought it was safe to dip a toe in the water, chatting normally…
Read MoreHOLMSEY – My new campaign
This winter lockdown seems far worse than the last. What does one do to stave off boredom and acute Covid-itis?…
Read MoreBoris’s Halloween horror show – Mk 2
I have a naturally cheerful disposition but there’s an awful lot of gloom around. Last Saturday was Hallowe’en. Desperate for…
Read MoreHolmsey – Let them eat sausage
Unless they’re being called ‘the nasty party,’ the Tories love a slogan, but their heartless decision not to fund free…
Read MoreHolmsey – Covid-19 choices
Carole DennettHolmsey looks back at his mispent youth - do you remember warm school milk and rented tellies? What else was…
Read MoreHolmsey – We’re all fed up with Covid
Holmsey is off on one again. Do you agree with him?
Read MoreBob’s confused and befuddled housing policy
That didn’t take long. Last week I praised Bob Seely for opposing the daft housing targets for the Island, but…
Read MoreHolmsey – Hurrah for Bob – at last he’s come good!
I knew it would happen eventually, he just needed time. Patience is a virtue we’re told, although like most humans,…
Read MoreWho’s making up some of these new rules – Capt Mainwaring?
Isle of Wight ObserverThe episode of Dad’s Army last Saturday had eerie echoes of our current predicament. The wonderfully pompous Captain Mainwaring took…
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